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water lobelia

water lobelia

9.5
A plant that grows in water with soft underwater leaves and small blue flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːtər loʊˈbiːliə/
translation icon : lobelia acuática
  • Botanists study water lobelia for its unique submerged leaves and striking blue flowers.

Examples

  • We saw clusters of water lobelia blooming near the edge of the lake.

  • The pond's shallow areas are home to water lobelia and other aquatic plants.

  • The water lobelia blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • I found some water lobelias in the pond.

  • Botanists study water lobelia for its unique submerged leaves and striking blue flowers.

  • The pond's shallow areas are home to water lobelia and other aquatic plants.

  • We saw clusters of water lobelia blooming near the edge of the lake.

Synonyms

Lobelia dortmanna
vswater lobelia
  • Specialized
9.9

A water plant with soft leaves under water and blue flowers above the surface

is the general common name for the same plant, not the scientific term

Surface Forms

water lobelia singular
water lobelias plural

Morphology

water + lobelia

The noun–noun combination 'water + lobelia' straightforwardly denotes a lobelia that grows in or near water; the habitat sense is directly derivable from 'water' and the plant genus 'lobelia'. This compositional pattern (modifier indicating environment + head noun) is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Water lobelia: The plant name water lobelia comes from lobelia, a plant name that is named after a botanist called Lobelius, and the word water shows where it lives. So the name helps you remember it is a plant that grows in water with submerged leaves and blue flowers.